Life expectancy at different ages in Slovakia

Slovakia: Life expectancy at different ages was 78.34 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
78.34
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
72nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.34
in 2023
All-time low
44.2
in 1921
Years of data
77
1921–2023

Life expectancy at different ages in Slovakia, 1921–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 78.34 for life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Slovakia peaked at 78.34 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.2, in 1921.

Slovakia ranks 72nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 44.2 44.2 44.2 1
1930s 51.55 49.9 53.2 2
1950s 66.06 60.78 69.36 10
1960s 70.52 69.8 71.08 10
1970s 70.24 69.72 70.74 10
1980s 70.77 70.38 71.13 10
1990s 72.05 70.82 72.96 10
2000s 74.17 73.14 75.22 10
2010s 76.71 75.5 77.69 10
2020s 76.71 74.59 78.34 4

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 69 Poland 78.63 compare
  2. 70 Wallis and Futuna 78.63 compare
  3. 71 Croatia 78.58 compare
  4. 73 Uruguay 78.14 compare
  5. 74 Cuba 78.09 compare
  6. 75 Turks and Caicos Islands 78.01 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at different ages in Slovakia?
Life expectancy at different ages in Slovakia was 78.34 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 78.34 in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 44.2 in 1921.
How does Slovakia rank for life expectancy at different ages?
Slovakia ranks 72nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovakia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at different ages
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
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